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Another Story...
We were training Philippine Rangers some years ago. Had this one PI Ranger, PVT Dumbass that kept placing the muzzle of his weapon on his foot and resting on the butt stock. The first time I saw him I told him not to do that as it was a bad habit and one that could get him shot. He shrugged his shoulders, stood up straight and continued to soldier.
Monday morning, the Rangers return to train with us. Dumbass is not to be seen. I ask where Dumbass is and where’s our team medic? Someone says Doc is seeing one of the PI Rangers. I say fine and wait for Doc to return.
Doc returns after a long time and I ask what was the problem. He said, “well you remember Pvt Dumbass, he shot himself in the foot, just like you said he would.” Our TL just caught the last part of the conversation and started to become unglued. “We’ve got to report this, a serious incident, it has to be reported to higher!” (His first trip OCONUS)
I said “Sir, how Pvt Dumbass entertains himself on his own time is on him. Doc how bad is it?”
Doc: “We’re going to have to debried the wound and place him on some antibiotics etc.”
Me, “Well that’s just fine, who on the team has not debrided a wound? Pvt Dumbass just became a training aid.”
We didn’t report it. Pvt Dumbass took a 5.56 right through the middle of the foot and fully recovered, thanks to our medic. Good training.
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